Frying hood



Dec. 3o, 195i A.A J. SALEM Eil-i+- i I 'NNN'HIUH .ll l I n Minimi i' Lig l P" l E112-4 v X INVENTOR ANTHONY J. SALEM maa/@Mm ATTO RMEHS Patented Dec. 30, 1952 UNITED vSTATES PATENT OFFICE FRYING Hoon Anthony J. Salem, Boston, Mass. Application July 2s, 1956, serial No. 176,393

This invention relates to culinary devices, and more particularly to a hood device to be used as `a protective hood over a. frying pan or other to a very compact'l condition when its use is not required.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved culinary protective hood which may be employed over a frying pan or other utensil as a protection against spattering rom the utensil, or which may be employed as a warming oven, the hood device being very inexpensive to manufacture, being sturdy in construction, being easy to set up and to fold to an inoperative. condition, and being neat in appearance.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an im proved hood device according to the present invention in use on a cooking stove in protective relationto a frying pan;

Figure 2 is a rear end elevational view ci the hooddeyice of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional vier-'v taken on line 3--3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the hood device shown in folded position.

Referring to the drawings, the hood device comprises a flat, generally rectangular, top member II of suitable heat-resistant sheet material,

such as sheet metal -or the like, the top member II having hinged to its front edge the rectangun lar, iiap member I2. The flap member I2 is similarly formed of suitable heat-resistant sheet material, such as sheet metal or the like. Hinge-:i to the side edges of the top cover member il are the respective side naps I3, I3, said side naps being identical in shape and being, for example,

trapezoidal. The rear margins of the side flaps I3, I3 are formed with sleeve portions ifi, and designated at I5 is a generally Ueshaped rod member whose arms are receivable in the sleeve portions I4, I4, as shown in Figure 2, thereby 2 Claims. (Cl. 126-499) rigidly holding the flap members I3, I3 in depending, right angular relation to the top cover frnember II. When the device is arranged as in Figures 1, 2 and 3, it defines a hoodwhich may 5 `ybe disposed over a cooking utensil, such as a fry- .ing pan I6, disposed on a cooking stove Il. The

hood device thus provides protection against spattering of material from the frying pan or the utensil, eliminating hazards of burning or scaldy,ing the person using the utensil. The device may also be employed as a warming roven by swinging the cover flap I2 to a closed position, as shown in `Figure 3, whereby heat will be retained in the enclosure defined by the device.

' When the use of the device is no longer required, the U-shaped rod member I5 is withdrawn `from the sleeve members I 4, I4, allowing the device to be folded to the nat condition thereof shown in Figure 4.

While a specific embodiment of an improved --culinary hood device has been disclosed] in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art.

Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the -scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is: l. A culinary foldable hood device of the type prising a dat top member, respective ilat rigid l side flap members hinged to the side edges of said top member and adapted to servel as supports "f Afor the hood device, respective sleeve elements formed on and being coextensive inlength with the rear margins of said side flap members, said sleeve elements being at right angles to the bottom edges of said side flap members,A and a generally U-shaped rigid connecting member, the legs of said connecting member being parallel vand being receivable in said sleeve elements to g secure the side flap members in xed parallel.

depending positions at right angles to the top member.

2. A culinary foldable hood device of the type adapted to be mounted over a utensil on a stove Vfor protection against spattering or the like comprising .a flat rectangular rigid top lmember, re-

,.spective identical trapezoidal flat side flap members hinged to the side edges of said top member and adapted to serve as supports for the hood device, a dat rectangular front nap member hinged to the front margin of said top member,

' respective sleeve elements formed on and. coextensive in length with the rear margins of said side ap members, said sleeve elements being at right angles to the bottom edges .of said lside flap members, and a generally U-shaped rigid connecting member, the legs of said connecting meniber being parallel and being receivable in said sleeve elements to secure the side flap members in xed parallel depending positions with respect to the top member, the transverse width o1" the side flap members being less vthan the transverse width of the top member, whereby said side flap members m251 be folded in overlapping relationship on said top member.

ANTHONY J. SALEM.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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